One thing I find in this constantly innovating semiconn industry is that it is always harder to describe and specify what you need than it is to build it. I guess that’s why I so often see the ...

Though the use of multiple processors has grown in recent years, multiprocessor computers are more than 30 years old. Since this time, their capabilities have evolved as much as their implementation.

In this article I would like to pick up on the processor and multiprocessor taxonomy themes that Robert Cravotta introduced in his article, and his two blog posts (first and second). Robert divided ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, or AppliedMicro (NASDAQ:AMCC), today announced the availability of “Diamondback” APM86392 and APM86391, the newest members of ...

The adoption of Linux is accelerating, as it is becoming the operating system of choice for a variety of embedded applications. However, designers of these performance-intensive, embedded SoCs running ...

The future of multiprocessing on the Mac is bright, thanks to the arrival of OS X 10.1 and the availability of dual-processor 800MHz G4 Power Macs. But to understand where multiprocessing is headed, ...

The proliferation of multicore processors has done more than provide a boost in processing power to server applications. Multicore chips also pose the opportunity to revolutionize how embedded systems ...

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Sun Microsystems Inc. is making the move to multicore chips in a big way, promising users a new breed of processor that appears to differ from anything discussed thus far by rivals such IBM Corp. and ...